Provides information on fire as an ecological factor for forest habitat types occurring east of the Continental Divide in Montana. Identifies ""Fire Groups""
of habitat types based on fire's role in forest succession. Describes forest fuels and...

This proceedings is a product of the first international workshop on the five subalpine stone pines of the world - Pinus albicaulis, P. cembra, P. koraiensis, P. pumila, and P. sibirica. It includes 48 papers on the evolution and taxonomy, ecology,...

Describes a method for appraising fuels and fire behavior potential in aspen forests to guide the use of prescribed fire and the preparation of fire prescriptions. Includes an illustrated classification of aspen fuels; appraisals of fireline...

Habitat types and community types and their phases for the major forest tree species in the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain regions are tabulated. Included are the name(s), general location, elevation, relative site, successional status, principal...

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) is a slow-growing, long-lived tree of the high mountains of southwestern Canada and the Western United States. Whitebark pine is of limited commercial use, but it is valued for watershed protection and...

This proceedings is a product of the first comprehensive and international examination of Larix species of the world. It reports most of the papers and posters hat were presented at the International Symposium ""Ecology and Management of Larix...

Contains proceedings of the fourth and last regional workshop 'sponsored by the National Nongame Bird Steering Committee. The [workshop, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 11-14, 1980, presented information on management of western forests and...

Presents a method of quantitatively representing the mosaic of stand types on a small landscape in the subalpine lodgepole pine forest type. The method utilizes macroplots placed systemically on a transect grid. Structure and composition of both...

Information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western United States, and to a lesser extent, Canada, is summarized and discussed. The biology of aspen as a tree species,...

This publication contains the paper presentations of the North American Workshop on Monitoring for Ecological Assessment of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems held in 1995. The general objective of this Workshop was to exchange information on...

A successional process model has been developed to simulate long-term stand dynamics in forests of the Northern Rockies. The model can be used to evaluate fire effects differences for various fire regimes, including prescribed burning at different...

The 26 papers in this document address the current knowledge of fire as a disturbance agent, fire history and fire regimes, applications of prescribed fire for ecological restoration, and the effects of fire on the various forested ecosystems of...

Results of research on the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest have practical applications in teaching science, whether in primary or secondary grades or college level. This ""Teachers Supplement"" is an application of how Forest Service research may...

This project is the result of a cooperative research agreement (No. INT-94944-RJVA) between the University of Montana, School of Forestry, Missoula, the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, and the Flathead National...

A compilation of 11 papers in which authorities discuss the impacts of fire on wildlife habitat and wildlife populations. Presentations cover bobwhite quail, nongame birds, white-tailed deer, bighorn and Stone's sheep; and the response to burning...

Provides information on fire as an ecological factor for Lolo National Forest habitat types. Identifies ""Fire Groups"" of habitat types based on fire's role in forest succession. Describes forest fuels and suggests considerations for fire...

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Local Indian education programs threatened by D.C. budget cuts; Seismic activity on the lake subject of meeting Thurday; District meeting attracts an older crowd; Water, sewer rates set; Petition is filed; Bathhouse has a year to prove itself; IHS...